FOCUS Enhancements FS-5 2.0 manual External Recording

Quick Start

EXTERNAL Recording

External control allows the camcorder to control the FS-5 record function via the camcorder trigger.

1.Verify that the FS-5 is in Stop mode.

2.From the FS-5 Home menu, press the Right soft button once and the OPERATION menu appears:

OPERATION

CONTROL

NORMAL

EXTERNAL

SYNCRO

3.Use the Down soft button to select Control. The default value is NORMAL

4.Use the Down soft button to select EXTERNAL.

5.Press the Scroll Wheel Select key. The Operations menu appears.

6.Press the Left soft button twice to return to Home menu.

The menu returns and a STOP indicator appears in the upper left-hand corner. Next to it is an E indicating that FS-5 record function is now under the external control of the camcorder.

Proceed with recording using the camcorder trigger. 1. On the camera, press the Record trigger.

The FS-5 begins to record video from camera. The timecode value appears on the LCD display and the image appears in the camera’s display.

2.On the camcorder, press Pause II once to put the FS-5 in STOP mode.

3.Press Pause II again and the FS-5 begins to Record again in the same clip.

4.	On the camcorder, press Stop	to stop the recording.
5.	On the camcorder, press Record	to begin a new clip.

FS-5 2.0 User Guide Addendum 21